Trailers & 'BWSOW's

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 4th

We’ve been up today
Daughter, & her b/f, came up in his works-van, & brought his jet-washer
Yes, it was turned down, so as not to penetrate any window surrounds/seals
I was going to travel up with them, but went from home, with the awning still in its boxes

The awning looks okay now, the pitch slope’s slightly, hence the ‘van being up on a ramp, to the nearside

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Got to have another trip up there this morning, as SWMBO thinks she left electric on, so the heater will be switching on/off?
Plus, they left a dog-lead there (that l prefer to use)

There might be some ’Geographs’ on the drive up (or back home)

EDIT @ 15:45
The main power was off, & awning hasn't sagged..... .yet

 

[DRM]

Sunday 4th

We’ve been up today
Daughter, & her b/f, came up in his works-van, & brought his jet-washer
Yes, it was turned down, so as not to penetrate any window surrounds/seals
I was going to travel up with them, but went from home, with the awning still in its boxes


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The awning looks okay now, the pitch slope’s slightly, hence the ‘van being up on a ramp, to the nearside
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I know it's a Coachman, with a better built roof, but i would not have had anyone standing on the roof of ours, then blasting it with a pressure wash for good measure, turned down or not, you'll wreck the seals, there's still a fair bit of force coming out of that lance looking at that photo

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@DRM
He also had the brush up there for the joints/seals

 

[figbat]

I know it's a Coachman, with a better built roof, but i would not have had anyone standing on the roof of ours, then blasting it with a pressure wash for good measure, turned down or not, you'll wreck the seals, there's still a fair bit of force coming out of that lance looking at that photo

I’m happy to stand on my Bailey roof, although I use a bucket and sponge for cleaning.

 

[DRM]

@DRM
He also had the brush up there for the joints/seals

the mastic is only capable of coping with the output of a hose at most, it's job is to keep rain water out, and a pressure wash will rip the decals off before your eyes, again the windows and their seals aren't designed to cope with a pressure washer either, as for standing on the roof, that's a definite no no, they're not designed to cope with that weight in one small spot where your feet are.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Somewhere in this thread, there’s probably a link to a BBC an item, about a car ending up on a ‘van roof, in Derbyshire(?), after it left the road adjacent to a dealership

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 10th

Spotted this as l was leaving work

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 11th

Rather convoluted, as a drop-plate!!

The Dixon-Bate unit that was on my 110s was far easier/more logical
'Factory 'D-B photo'


I'd taken it off my 110Tdi Hard-Top, when I sold it




All LR's had this on them
Immeasurably safer, with separate ball & pin



A slightly reamed out (minimal) bow-shackle, for a recovery strap/winch hook
(on my 110Td5 'Heritage')

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Somewhere in this thread, there’s probably a link to a BBC an item, about a car ending up on a ‘van roof, in Derbyshire(?), after it left the road adjacent to a dealership

Found the article itself!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-62027702

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

'85% Rule', Never Heard Of It!!!

Still, it's impressive, in an extremely dangerous way!!

 

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'85% Rule', Never Heard Of It!!!

Still, it's impressive, in an extremely dangerous way!!

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It’s not impressive in any kind of way, it’s just downright dangerous and irresponsible. I believe the Honda CRV can tow up to 1,500 kg; that will be approaching double that.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It’s not impressive in any kind of way, it’s just downright dangerous and irresponsible. I believe the Honda CRV can tow up to 1,500 kg; that will be approaching double that.

As stated, dangerously impressive, in that anyone could even consider it

I've no idea where the photo originated, but it looks like it could be an Ifor-Williams trailer, so

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I'm certainly not a fan of any present LR product, or even from the past few years*, but this is an impressive tow
10 miles, or so, at 30MPH!!

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zi1EMBI9zyU



* The last Discovery l'd have was the '4'(2009 - 2016), & the last Range-Rover was the L322 (2002 - 2012)

 

[DRM]

It’s not impressive in any kind of way, it’s just downright dangerous and irresponsible. I believe the Honda CRV can tow up to 1,500 kg; that will be approaching double that.

I'd put money on it that that tractor alone weighs between 4 to 5 tonnes and the trailer about 1 tonne as well, that's rated at 3.5 tonnes laden, so it has a capacity of 2.5 tonnes, the tractor will be twice the trailers load capacity, the idiot should have the book thrown at them and be banned from driving imho